Atlanta, Georgia Mega-church pastor Creflo Dollar spent a little time in the pokey on Friday, after being arrested for abusing his 15-year-old daughter, according to police.
The girl called 911 and told authorities her father choked and punched her, and hit her with his shoe during an argument over whether she could go to a party, according to a police report.
Unfortunately for Dollar, who has Jesus in his corner, his daughter had a witness nearby (her older sister), who corroborated her sister's story despite the preacher’s denial. And since nobody could really get any answers from Jesus, police went with the girl’s version of events.
Dollar is one of the most prominent African-American preachers based around Atlanta. His World Changers Church International has 30,000 members in the Atlanta area, and the ministry has satellite churches across the U.S.
The good pastor is facing misdemeanor charges of simple battery and cruelty to children. He has been released from jail and his lawyer said he will be back in the pulpit on Sunday.
Dollar said in a statement Friday he loved his children and would never hurt them.
The 50-year-old Dollar leads the Creflo Dollar Ministries and is the pastor for World Changers Church International in the Atlanta suburb of College Park. World Changers Church-New York hosts over 6,000 worshippers each week.
Satellite churches are also in Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Washington, Cleveland, Dallas and Houston.
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